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Guardian: Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and First Lady Herawati Kristiani distribute aid to tsunami victims in Banda Aceh Guardian: A man is comforted by his father as he weeps next to his badly injured daughter in Banda Aceh WP: In Indonesia, a boulevard of destruction 12/29/04  MSNBC: Disease fears rise as tsunami toll reaches 70,000 12/29/04 - 7.22 a.m EST   Newyork Times: Efforts to send rescuers to Aceh have been complicated by the region's remoteness as well as a policy of keeping all but members of the military out of the strife-torn province 12/29/04  In Banda Aceh, looting is big business, and the police can do little to stop it. Some 300 of the city's 780 police officers died in the tsunami 01/19/05   Tsunami Disaster Report BBC in Pictures: Daily Life in Aceh 01/10/05 BBC in Pictures: Meulaboh in ruins 01/05/05     Bloomberg: Indonesia's Aceh, Nias Reconstruction Projects Amount to $3 Bln 06/24/05 BBC: Aceh Peace deal 07/17/05  Clinton to visit Aceh May 30 | 05/28/05  BBC: Indonesia rejects Aceh ceasefire 06/08/05 BBC: Aceh talks to focus on security 05/26/05  Chevron Corp to Fund $10 Million Vocational Training for Aceh 05/27/05 BBC: Aceh reconstruction too slow  Guardian: Aceh reconstruction comes to near halt 05/10/05 BBC: Aceh talks end contructively 04/16/05 SwissInfo: Aeh peace talks end early 04/16/05 BBC: Aceh governor jailed for graft 04/11/05  BBC: Aceh peace talks begin in Finland 04/12/05 BBC: Aceh looks for new political future 03/21/05  MSNBC: Major 8.7 earthquake in West Sumatra 03/28/05 BBC: Indonesia sees progress on Aceh 01/24/05  TimeAsia: Aceh's Peace Hopes 02/28/05 BBC: Aceh talks end on upbeat note 02/23/05 Reuters: Aceh talks faltering 02/23/05  CNN: Aceh rebels drop independence call 02/22/05  BBC: GAM may drop independence goal 02/22/05 BBC Aceh refugees wary of move 02/16/05  Hunt for Tsunami patients as foreign medics overwelm Aceh 02/13/05 CNN: UN - 800,00 need food in Aceh 02/01/05  BBC: Indonesia troops kill Aceh rebels 02/07/05 BBC: An Aceh's man search for his family 01/28/05  BBC: Back to school 01/26/05 TIME: Aceh - Rising from the rubble 01/24/05   CNN: Quake hits Sulawesi 01/24/05 Reuters: Political tensions threaten Aceh's recovery 01/22/05 BBC: Tsunami gives Aceh troops new role 01/22/05 BBC: Yudhoyono pledge to rebuild Aceh 01/21/05 BBC: The first EID after the Tsunami 01/21/05  NYT: After Tsunami's rampage, looter's market is on a roll 01/19/05  BBC: Indonesia says Aceh rebels killed 01/20/05 BBC: Indonesia plans rebel talks 01/19/05 BBC Aceh GAM's separatists 01/19/05 BBC: Aceh aid prompt rival concerns 01/18/05  TIME: Aceh - Rising from the rubble 01/17/05 BBC: Aceh man loses 300 relatives 01/14/05  ABCnet: Aceh rebuild to cost $5 Billion 01/17/05 Guardian: There is still a war going on 01/13/05   BBC: Jakarta calls for Aceh truce 01/14/05 BBC: Will Indonesia seize its chance? 1/11/05  BBC: Aceh rebels urge ceasefire 01/13/05 Guardian: Death toll could reach 100,000; as many as 80,000 may have died in Aceh 12/29/04  Guardian: Tsunami Death toll nears 120,000 - 80,000 in Indonesia 12/30/04 (13.45 GMT) NYT: Aid arrives in worst area of Indonesia 12/29/04 Newsweek: Donors overwelm websites with donations for Asia 12/29/04 BBC: World boosts aid to wave victims 12/29/04  NYT: For Indonesia survivors constant reminders of havoc 12/29/04 BBC: Indonesian coast devastated 12/29/04 BBC: World boosts aid to wave victims 12/29/04 Indonesia struggles to bury dead 12/28/04   AP/Reuters: Tsnunami death toll surpasses 55,000 12/28/04  Newsweek: The Christmas Tsunami 12/28/04 NYT: Asia deadly waves 12/28/04  WHO: Disease could double death toll 12/28/04 NYT: In Indonesia, Devastation and Death beyond belief 12/28/04  NYT: A third of the dead are said to be children 12/28/04 Turkish Press: Asia Disaster toll surges past 55,000 12/28/04  BBC: Indonesia toll surpasses 27,000 12/28/04 BBC: Indonesia's death toll surpasses 27,000 12/28/04  Fox News: Quake death toll reaches 52,000 12/28/04 CNN: Tsunami toll rises above 33,000 12/28/04 Indonesia struggles to bury dead 12/28/04 BBC: Hundreds dead in Thai resort 12/28/04  BBC: How earthquakes happen 12/28/04 BBC: Tragic calm follows Aceh chaos 12/28/04  BBC: Indonesia toll could be 25,000 12/28/04 BBC: Reporter's Log-Asia Disaster 12/28/04  BBC: Quake economic's costs emerging 12/28/04 BBC: Asia quake disaster pictures 12/28/04  BBC: Aid flow triggers Clinton warning 12/28/04 CNN: Asia quake tolls 21,000 12/27/04  BBC: Massive aid effort gets underway 12/28/04 Reuters: News images 12/26/04 CNN Special Report: Waves of destruction 07/27/04 NYT: Untld numbers are missing in 6 countries 12/27/04 CNN: Fatal lack of a warning system 12/27/04 Reuters: News images 12/26/04 NYT: Indian Ocenas vulnerable 12/27/04 BBC: At a glance - Countries Hit 12/27/04 BBC pictures: Asian sea surges 12/27/04 BBC: Indonesia hunts for survivors 12/27/04 BBC: Quake prompts Asia disease fear 12/27/04 BBC: Thailand sea toll doubles 12/27/04 BBC: Asia battles earthquake aftermath 12/27/04  USA Today: Tsunami death toll tops 11,000 12/26/04 USA Today: Disaster strikes vacationers in Thailand 12/26/04 AP: Indonesia Quake said among most powerful 12/26/04 YahooNews: Asia Quake's Tsunami kills more than 8000 12/26/04 CNN: Quake hits Aceh province 12/26/04 Reuters: prisoners flee after tsunami hits Indonesia 12/26/04 Reuters: Quake, Tsunami hit South Asia 12/26/04 IHT: Massive quake and tidal wave slam Southeast Asia 12/26/04 BBC: Sea surges kill thousands in Asia 12/26/04 BBC: Indonesia earthquake death mounts 12/26/04     BBC: Talks on Aceh end early 01/30/04 BBC: Profile - Aceh's Gam's separatists 01/24/05 BBC: Yudhoyono visits strife-torn Aceh 11/26/04 BBC: Aceh rebel talks to begin 01/27/05 BBC: Eyewitness-Aceh martial law 11/19/03 BBC: Jakarta reject Aceh rebels offer 01/31/05 BBC: Why it all went wrong 05/19/03 BBC: Indonesia braces for Aceh conflict 05/14/03 USINDO - Update on Aceh  BBC: Flashpoint - Aceh BBC: Indonesia Flash points  BBC: US reporter tells of life in Aceh BBC: Aceh offensive BBC: Foreign Aid hit by Aceh offensive BBC: Aceh-Why it all went wrong CNN: Indonesia launches Aceh offensive MSNBC: Major military offensive launched BBC: Army attacks rebels  BBC: Aceh peace deal cancelled  BBC: Aceh rebels freed MSNBC: Aceh accord signed  CNN:Aceh rebels begin disarmament BBC: International peace monitors arrive BBC: Profile-Aceh's separatists BBC: Aceh rebels mark anniversary  BBC Analysis: Will Aceh deal work? BBC: Aceh rebels not ready to retreat  BBC: Indonesia close to peace deal BBC: Aceh violence threatens US ties BBC: Aceh's bloody war without end Guardian: A challenge in Aceh  NYT: US envoy seeks to end conflict MBNC: Security Minister warns rebels  BBC: Aceh's bloody war without end BBC: Indonesia warns of Aceh crackdown  CNN: Aceh faces state of emergency BBC: Rebel chief killed BBC: Aceh's brutal conflict BBC: Aceh heralds Islamic law  CNN: Aceh - From repression to resistance BBC: Aceh violence  CNN: Aceh verges on civil war The Age: Militias add to Aceh's turmoil BBC: Blow to Aceh rebels  SCMP: Aceh pays deadly price for turmoil BBC: Rebel chief killed   Aceh rebels declare state of emergency SMH: Jakarta arms militias as toll soars  TIME: Aceh becoming next East Timor?  Military threatens tough action   CNN: Aceh's Peace zone from hell WP: Aceh violence could unravel country  Troops sent to Aceh to guard Gas BBC: Aceh crackdown ordered Anti guerilla troops to Aceh  Gas fields on fire The Aceh case   Preparing for Aceh assault Perundingan R.I.-GAM di Geneva  Key Army unit talks tough on rebels End to Aceh cease-fire 14 killed in strife-torn Aceh  No Aceh cease-fire extension   New Aceh deal Independence leader oiffers peace talks   Political history of Aceh  Profile Free Aceh Movement Cry for peace BBC: Aceh - Megawati's toughest task Threat of civil war President admits mistakes Military show of force in regions  Wahid admits mistakes in Aceh Conciliatory tone in Aceh  Wahid spurned in Aceh Peace talks deadlocked Security tightened for Wahid visit US Oil company plane fired upon   Plane attacked over Aceh 2000 Troops for Wahid visit Assassination warning for Wahid  2000 Troops to Aceh  Aid workers targeted   Military operation last alternative Islamic law to sooth tension  Women in fight for freedom  Clashes leave 15 dead Islamic law for Aceh Australia refutes Aceh independence  FEER - Flight to freedom  No talks until killings stop Clamp down in Aceh The Conflict in Aceh   Dreaming of Freedom  Aceh unrest  Aceh campaigns for self rule  Aceh independence ruled out  Acehnese on the streets Wahid backs Aceh ballot  Troops to leave Aceh Aceh, Irian Jaya and Armed Forces    18 killed in Aceh Free Aceh Movement   Jakarta Aceh truce May 13, 2000 Aceh-New Test for Wahid Aceh: Fear and Loathing  The silent tragedy of Aceh Is Aceh the next E Timor? Indonesia needs Aceh Aceh-New Test for Wahid  Perils of a priestly president  What is Free Aceh Movement? Riots reverse Aceh withdrawal Aceh-The winds of rage 18 Killed in Aceh violence Aceh campaigns for self-rule Thousands flee Aceh Whither Aceh?  Peace Hopes for Aceh  Court to hold Aceh trial Aceh - Worse to come  Aceh Anger Aceh's trauma Aceh: Jakarta's big headache Aceh's Who is Who Aceh: Secession's specter Aceh-At the breaking point Aceh in flames Aceh leader assasinated in Malaysia Aceh cease fire takes effect Military blamed for Aceh killing Prominent Aceh leader assassinated  Troubling brewing in Aceh Tengku Safwan Idris - Critic of Army     Hot Spots     TIME: Holy Terror in Poso    MSNBC: Truce talks planned for troubled Poso  CNN: extra troops curb Poso killings BBC: Thousands mourn Indonesian rebel  CNN: Martial law possible in Sulawesi MSNBC: Irian Jaya leader killed  MSNBC: Papua leader's death a mystery BBC: Aceh-Megawati's toughest test  BBC: W Irian separatist leader killed  CNN: Megawati begins Aceh peace mission  BBC: Megawati apologises to Aceh CNN: Aceh - From repression to resistance  MSNBC: Government team tours Aceh BBC: Top level mission to Aceh  MSNBC: Time needed for Aceh BBC: Megawati meets Aceh leaders  BBC: Aceh violence  MSNBC: President focuses on rebellions   MSNBC: Megawati to visit Aceh TIME: Looking for a miracle TIME: Chaos in the islands TIME: West Sumatra success story  TIME: Losing more hearts and minds TIME Photo Essay: Bloody Borneo TIME: The killing field CNN: Aceh verges on civil war  TIME: The darkest season MSNBC: Autonomy for Aceh  CNN: Aceh granted autonomy The Age: Militias add to Aceh's turmoil  The Age: US warn over use of force CNN: Maluku peace a long way off  SMH: Jakarta arms militias as Aceh toll soars SCMP: Refugees in fear  SCMP: Aceh pays deadly price for turmoil FEER: silencing the voice of Aceh   BBC: Borneo terror in pictures  MSNBC: Military can't solve Aceh problem  Inside Indonesia: Peace journalism in Poso  TIME: Aceh becoming next East Timor?   WP: Aceh violence could unravel archipelago  CNN: Inside the head of the headhunter  Newsweek: The fruits of war  CNN: Borneo bloodbath from 2 sides CNN: The price of Madurese ambition NEWSWEEK: Indonesia's island fever TIME Photo Essay: Borneo Backlash Washington Post: Rampage tied to grievance CNN: Borneo terror in pictures FEER: Gain through pain TIME: Borneo in flames-Where is GUS? THE TIMES: What should government do? BBC Analysis: Behind the violence  BBC - Borneo tolerance plea CNN: Kalimantan's Agony CNN - Shadows over Indonesia CNN - The failure of transmigration CNN - Why ethnic slaughter struck BBC - Beheading: A Dayak ritual   NEWSWEEK: Borneo Hunting heads  TIME: The darkest season  NEWSWEEK: Birth of a messy state  TIME: Killing field BBC: Indonesia press anger over Borneo        MSNBC: Mixed signals on terror   Pray for Christians in Sulawesi BBC: Indonesia confirms Al-Qaeda presence  MSNBC: Al-Qaida links cited in Indonesia  CNN: extra troops curb Poso killings  MSNBC: Foreign terrorists involved in Sulawesi CNN: Security Minister tours Central Sulawes  MSNBC: Troops stop killings in Poso  CNN: Fears of religious violence  BBC: Sulawesi braced for more violence  MSNBC: Religious violence continues in Sulawesi   BBC: More bloodshed feared in Sulawesi BBC: More violence in Sulawesi  BBC: Eight killed in Central Sulawesi clashes SMH: Madurese refuse to leave  BBC: Sulawesi violence claims 18 lives CNN: Government evacuates Madurese CNN: Australia welcomes Wahid US to assist displaced persons US to help refugees in Madura  Aceh rebels declare state of emergency Military threatens tough action CNN: Defense minister blames US  CNN: Aceh's Peace zone from hell Extra troops sent to Borneo  Gas fields on fire 10 Die in violence in Borneo Aceh: Wahid visit in doubt 15 Die in new violence  Aceh: Gunmen fire at Energy Minister Wahid to visit troubled provinces  More violence in Borneo Photo's of violence censored  Troops sent to Aceh to guard Gas Police-Dayaks clash during Wahid visit Wahid tours Borneo Wahid visits Kalimantan  Dayaks demand migrants leave NEWSWEEK: Indonesia's island fever  CNN: Wahid to visit Kalimantan W. Post: Rampage tied to grievance Dayaks feel disenfranchised Refugees flee violence  Ambassador in U.S. urges patience Navy ships begin Borneo evacuation TIME Photo Essay: Borneo Backlash  Sampit Riot plotters arrested I don't know how many I killed Armed Forces Keen to deal with situation  Gus Dur: Outsiders involved Warships evacuate refugees  THE TIMES:What should government do?  Madurese flee by ship Borneo massacre witnesses Survivors recall horror Borneo tolerence plea BBC Analysis: Behind the violence Pressure builds in Borneo camps Megawati in Borneo Madurese evacuees await evacuation Witnesses to Borneo killings Megawati tours Borneo US: Govt ineffectoive in tackling violence  Megawati visits strife-torn Borneo A look at who's fighting in Borneo  Why the bloodletting Dayak-land? Borneo clashes draw little govt attention  Witnessess detail slaughter Death toll may be more than thousand  Civil emergency considered Local politics behind violence? 118 Massacred after police flee Transmigrasi - Help or Hindrance  Why ethnic slaughter struck Kalimantan's Agony  The failure of transmigration Refugees leaving in droves Indonesia Press anger over Borneo Borneo terror in pictures  Pressure build in Borneo camps